Norway tops the medals count as Milan-Cortina Olympics close in Verona Arena
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The Milan Cortina Olympics ended Sunday as the twin flames in co-host cities Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo were extinguished during a closing ceremony inside the ancient Verona Arena. In declaring the 2026 Games over, International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry told local organisers that they “delivered a new kind of winter games and you set a new, very high standard for the future.” The next Winter Games will be held in neighbouring France, which received the Olympic flag in the official handover earlier in the ceremony.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Following the same spread-out model, the 2030 Winter Games will stage events in the Alps and Nice, on...